12.07.2009

This is the Oasis Collection MiMi DSLR bag from Therm O Web. The first time I saw this bag I had high hopes. Being a, let's face it, obnoxious camera bringer-alonger, I really wanted a bag that was cute, functional, and would allow me to carry one bag, instead of a purse and a camera bag. And I am very happy to report that this bag definately met my expectations! I took the bag on a few outings this past weekend and it worked beautifully!

SO, if you need to leave a not-so-subtle hint for a Christmas gift, print off this post and leave it on the counter. :)

Here is a photo of my old camera bag next to the Mimi Bag. The Mimi bag is much larger. But it is in a good way. It is very similar to all the purses I carry, and I think that is one of the best features. My camera bag is so square and box-like. The MiMi bag easily fit over my shoulder, without the weird bulk.

The bag has three pockets on the outside. Perfect to hold a wallet, a cell phone, or whatever little things you want quick access too. They close with a magnetic snap. The snap grabs easily, so there is no need to work at closing it.

The handles are reinforced and flat in the middle. I found this made it more comfortable in my hands as I would carry the bag.

Here is the inside of the bag. It has two velcro strips down each side, allowing you to move the cushioning pieces where you would like. Great feature!!

This is one long pocket towards the top of the bag. My remote shutter, AV cords, and download cord, all fit perfectly inside. There is another pocket along the bottom, shorter side. My lens cleaner, extra battery, and extra CF cards fit nicely inside that pocket. One more might be nice, but these are sufficient.

LOVE THIS! Look at that brilliantly designed cushion! It is made to hold your lens down!! Very smart. This is one of the peices that can be moved anywhere inside your bag. I was able to move this piece closer to the camera base with my 18-55 mm lens and farther away with my 75-300 mm lens.

Here is a photo of my Canon AE-1 with a Vivitar 80-200 1:4.5 lens attached. Now, that camera is an SLR, but it just shows you how versitile this bag really is. It has the size to support your larger-based D-SLR, but will easily hold a basic SLR. I also have my Canon ef75-300 1:4-5.6 lens inside the other moveable cushion. There is still plenty of room for more!

Here I put the basic lens on, moved the arch cushion down, and because he wanted to see if his camera fit, put the little man's Fisher Price camera inside. :)

What I disliked:

1. I thought the bag would be leather, but it is vinyl. I got over it quickly, as it is a well-made bag.

2. More pockets please, for the inside. But once again, I can deal.

3. The zipper does not close the top of the bag, it hangs off each end. It does tuck nicely into the ends however.

What I liked:

1. Perfect to hold my camera and my normal purse stuff.

2. The little man said he really liked the hot pink insides and I had to agree. :)

3. This is just a fabulous bag! I could not be more thrilled and I know that it will get used all the time!!

What other reporters thought:

Ashley Harris: I have the giraffe print version of this bag I LOVE IT! It is roomy enough for my camera, wallet, make up and whatever else I may need to stick in there. I love the removable divider feature! So great! Honestly there are no cons on this FABULOUS bag for me. I would buy this for a friend or a relative. The price is PHENOMENAL for what you are getting.

What do you think? Would you like this bag? Do you have one? Is this going on your Christmas list? Share your thoughts, we love to read them! Enter a comment by noon EST on Tuesday and be entered to win your own Oasis Mimi DSLR camera bag!

OOOOH! I have never even seen a camera bag that takes care of the purse stuff too! That is awesome. I am also stoked to hear there is a giraffe print :) but think the zebra with hot pink is fantastic too. I was really surprised at the reasonable price. I fully expected to reach the end of the review and sigh deeply at finding out it was unattainable, but no, this is actually for regular folk too.

I am a little nervous at putting my purse stuff in external pockets that snap, and will probably end up stuffing more easily replaceable items out there, but it looks like I will have no problem arranging my goodies in a way that works for me.

I just love the print and colors of this bag! It would work great for me for the same reasons you posted, I have a bulky Canon S3 IS and I really hate to carry both my purse and camera bag, so there are alot of times I don't have the camera with me when I should have it!! Love the review, thanks for posting on it!

I love this bag. I have a Canon 40D and I carry the Lowepro Slingshot (backpack style) 100 (or 200, I have both) depending on what I'm doing. I love these bags for short hikes or places where we're walking a lot, but I find it extremely difficult to include my purse items...(wallet, keys, cell,) and definately not convenient if I need one of those purse items. This bag looks like the solution to my everyday carrying problem...going to print the article and leave it on the counter tonight!!! Thanks for the review.

I like that it's a fun camera bag that doesn't scream camera bag. It can actually pass for a purse and it looks like it can hold quite a bit of stuff including personal items. The vinyl part kind of turns me off. Does it have a shoulder strap? I would definitely want that feature.

this looks fabulous! (i love the giraffe print, i have a purse with that on it too.) right now i have a lowepro slingsack. it's great for traveling, but i'd love something more stylish that doesn't scream "i'm a camera bag".

I am looking for a camera bag actually! Because I just got a Cannon SLR (yay)! I have to admit I really do not want a plain bag....I want it to be funtional, lots of space and it must be gorgeous! So this looks like it would be perfect! Thanks for the chance to win, and the awesome review :)

I think that is perfect especially for those of us that travel alot I rather my luggage get lost than my expensive camera LOL .. a bit much but at least I am honest. Even if I do not win I can see myself snagging that up really quickly.

Hey, I'm just excited that the interior is not black! Number one way to lose stuff in a bag is to have a dark lining. Duh! Definite plus that it looks more like a purse and way less than a boxy camera bag. Good going, Mimi!

This bag looks awesome. My husband is always complaining that I put our nice camera into cute bags (that don't protect it properly) so we'd both be thrilled with this. Thanks for sharing the information and the chance to win one!

I have wanted one of these bags for a LONG time! I love love love them. So nice to be able to carry ONE bag instead of 2...and camera bags usually are somewhat ugly to carry around and this one is GORGEOUS!!AnnieM

This is exactly what I need :) I already had to replace the viewfinder on my camera as it must of somehow got hit while in my regular purse and shatterd ..cost me $195 to replace when I could have just bought this cutie pattootie purse ...gonna ask Santa for one :) Thanks for the awesome review ... Scrappy Val scrappyvals at hotmail dot com

What a fantastic bag! I want one! I love the colors and the contrasting inside color just POPS!I think it would work quite well for me. I have a SLR and a conpact digital and all the accessories and spart bits an pieces too. Thanks for the review!

This is awesome! What a great idea! I hate having to bring my purse AND my camera bag! That bag looks like the perfect solution and stylish to boot! Keeping my fingers crossed that Christmas will come early for me and you will pick me! LOL!

I would LOVE to scratch this bag off of this year's Christmas list, courtesy of The Scrap Review!!! That would leave extra $money$ for Santa to buy more scrappy supplies instead!!!!!Thanks for the amazing opportunity to win this gorgeous gem!!

Oh my gosh, this is soooo ca-ute! I would love to win this one...I take my camera to my son's baseball tournaments and I think the vinyl would wear well amongst all use! Thanks for showing us this fab and hip accessory!

What a cute bag!!!! I like that its not leather, then you don't have to worry about the weather. I love that it even fits your sons' camera fits too!Your reviews are making my Christmas list grow and grow!! I would love to win this bag!

I soooo need this bag! For two reasons..... It's adorable number one and number two, because the bag I was carrying my camera around in, the strap broke and BAM!, it went crashing to the floor! I was so sad, but it still works!!

Very stylish bag!!! That is great when you are trying to "single bag it". I like the pink inside..not only because I like the color, but becuase a lighter color lining make the contents so much easier to find. I would be temped to use this bag as my purse, and just adding my camera when needed!!

Ooh, this bag looks terrific! I haven't been happy with my bulky camera bag, but don't have enough gear to move to a backpack...this looks like the perfect solution! Thanks for showing all the photos, especially of the inside!

that bag is hellav cute!! i love it!! i need something cute to carry the camera in and maybe a diaper or two, since we are transitioning from having to carry everything and the kitchen sink...hopefully soon, i'll be able to replace the diapers with makeup...or something more mommy-ish and NOT baby-ish...

WOW that is super cute. I just bought my 1st Nikon and I still don't have a case. I would have to agree with all the pros and cons. I need a bag big enough for purse stuff and camera and I also carry my video camera so this would be great bag purchased or won!!

Nice review! I am loving the photos. It really gave me an idea of how my stuff would fit into it. I am sure I would love this bag. I have a fabulous bag sort of like yours Kimberly so if I'm going on a big shoot, I take it. But for school trips, day trips and such...The Mimi back is per-fect!!! Thanks for sharing with us.Eli

I have had this bag and have been using it daily for about three months or so... so here is the skinny-and what you won't know with short term use.

With regular daily use, (I like to carry my camera with me everywhere, and use it as my purse too-I carry an SLR, and there is room for my Canon Rebel Xti with it's 50mm lens, and on the other side of the divider, my AMM three picture wallet, planner and lots of other things)the outside smaller pockets, the vinyl wears clear through, and basically wears the corner vinyl off. I don't do anything extremely rough to my purse. I travels from car seat, to my front closet, to the grocery store... I don't put it on the ground very often, and never anywhere rough outside, like cement or anything...Also the slick black of the zebra stripe bag is subject to pretty easy scratches and scuffs. I think this would be less apparent with the giraffe bag, as this bag has a rougher texture to it's vinyl.

I plan on contacting the company about a new bag, because 3-4 months for $70 is just not enough wear for the money IMHO. I LOVE the design of the bag... it is a fabulous everyday bag and camera bag in one... if I took my wallet and other items out, it would definitely fit my other two lenses. And the outside pockets are a good size for filters and battery chargers and batteries. The biggest outside pocket I have my sunglasses case and a few other "essentials" in and they fit perfectly.

So on functionality & design, I give it a thumbs up... on long term wear, it DEFINITELY needs improvement!!

OMG! OMG! This is exactly what I have been wanting, a bag to carry my DSLR in... and it is soooo beautiful and funky.... Please please pick me, pick me... this is definately on my 40th birthday list :)

WOW Love that bag and it is pink inside. This would be perfect for my cameras when I go to my dear friends wedding New Year's Eve and Vacation time. Thank you for a chance to win this Oasis Mimi DSLR camera bag!!!!!

Hey, Kim! This is definitely going on my Christmas list! I've been eyeing it for quite a while, and now that you say it's good, well, then it's good! I think I'll have to use it as my purse/camera bag at CHA! Perfect! Thanks for the chance to win one!!

i have been wanting something more purse like for awhile--and have fell in love with zebra print stuff since my daughter went to Aftica this summer--it looks spacious enough to carry the essentials--wallet included in that as well--even if i don't win i will have to look for one of these

I need this bag so much! I bought a tracy joy bag last year and love it, but it's flimsy! This bag is too CUTE! I love the sturdiness and the design. I'm also a big fan of pockets, but ithunk this one is good to go. The handle looks strong and I love that it fits the Fischer Price camera too! My daughter would love to have her camera in the same bag as mine. Overall, Love It!

This has to be the coolest bag for a DSLR that I have ever seen. Let's hope this will be available to the UK too, as the tax on this baby would kill me if I ordered it from the U.S. But anyhoo, the design of the bag so FAB FAB FAB. Thanks for the review - my wishlist for Santa gets bigger every day

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